diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannDefinition.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannDefinition.cs
index 4a69943c6..e930f1488 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/CardigannDefinition.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Cardigann
         public Dictionary<string, string> Categories { get; set; }
         public List<CategorymappingBlock> Categorymappings { get; set; }
         public Dictionary<string, List<string>> Modes { get; set; }
+        public bool AllowRawSearch { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class CaptchaBlock
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
index 9096d22b9..26f20a4e0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             definition.Privacy = defFile.Type == "private" ? IndexerPrivacy.Private : IndexerPrivacy.Public;
             definition.Capabilities = new IndexerCapabilities();
             definition.Capabilities.ParseCardigannSearchModes(defFile.Caps.Modes);
+            definition.Capabilities.SupportsRawSearch = defFile.Caps.AllowRawSearch;
             MapCardigannCategories(definition, defFile);
         }